Governing Body

Welcome to our Governors Section

The Governing Body takes a largely strategic role in the running of school. This includes:

• Ensuring the school's vision, ethos and strategic direction reflect those of the Church of England.

• Setting its aims and objectives. 

• Setting policies and targets for achieving the objectives.

• Reviewing progress and reviewing the strategic framework in the light of progress.

• Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils.

• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure money is well spent.

Foundation Governors

Name: Jamila Hounslow

Role: Chair of Governing Body / Chair of Pay Committee / Chair of Finance, Staffing and Building Committee

Responsibilities: Safeguarding and CIOC, Foundation Curriculum

Date of appointment: December 2015 by Governing Body and Blackburn Diocese. Appointed Chair of Governors 12.09.19

Term of office expires: January 2024

Appointed by: Foundation/Trust

Business /pecuniary interests:None

Material interests arising through school staff: Company directorship – Planning Solutions NW Ltd

Governance roles in other educational organisations: Governor at St Wilfrids's C of E Academy

Name: Heather Henderson

Role: Vice Chair of Governing Body / Chair of the Standards and Effectiveness Committee Committee / Member of the Pay and Performance Committee / Member of the Admissions Committee

Responsibilities: RE & Worship, Core Curriculum

Date of appointment: September 2015 by Governing Body and Blackburn Diocese. Appointed Vice Chair of Governors 12.09.19

Term of office expires: January 2024

Appointed by: Foundation/Trust

Business /pecuniary interests : Married to the Bishop of Blackburn

Material interests arising through school staff : None

Governance roles in other educational organisations : Governor at St Wilfrids's C of E Academy and St Matthew's C of E Primary School

Name: Andrew Pratt

Role: Member of the Pay and Performance Committee / Member of the Finance, Staffing and Building Committee / Member of the Standards and Effectiveness Committee

Responsibilities: Link Governor, Foundation Curriculum

Date of appointment: June 2013

Term of office expires: June 2024

Appointed by: Foundation/Trust

Business /pecuniary interests: Own Business: sports shop.

Material interests arising through school staff: Father of a teacher at the school.

Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

Name: Gary Bullock

Role: Member of the Finance, Staffing and Building Committee

Responsibilities: Online Safety, Deputy RE & Worship, Foundation Curriculum

Date of appointment: September 2019

Term of office expires: Ex Officio

Appointed by: Foundation/Trust

Business /pecuniary interests:None

Material interests arising through school staff: None

Governance roles in other educational organisations: 

Name: Mark Clayton

Role: Member of the Finance, Staffing and Building Committee / Member of the Standards and Effectiveness Committee

Responsibilities: Health & Safety, Pupil Premium, Deputy Safeguarding, Core Curriculum

Date of appointment: January 2020

Term of office expires: January 2024

Appointed by: Foundation/Trust

Business /pecuniary interests:None

Material interests arising through school staff: None

Governance roles in other educational organisations: Foundation Governor and Chair of Governors at Clitheroe St. James CE Primary School

Staff Governors

Name: Deborah Withey

Role: Headteacher - Member of the Finance, Staffing and Building Committee / Member of the Standards and Effectiveness Committee / Member of the Pay and Performance Committee

Responsibilities:

Date of appointment: November 2020

Term of office expires: Ex Officio

Appointed by:*Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal

Business /pecuniary interests:None

Material interests arising through school staff: None

Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

Name: Joanna Duckworth

Role: Staff Governor / Member of the Standards and Effectiveness Committee / Member of Admissions Committee

Responsibilities: 

Date of appointment: January 2020

Term of office expires: January 2024

Appointed by: Elected by school staff

Business /pecuniary interests:None

Material interests arising through school staff:None

Governance roles in other educational organisations: Governor at Ashworth Nursery

Parent Governors

Name: Rizwana Patel

Role: Member of the Standards and Effectiveness Committee / Member of the Finance, Staffing and Building Committee

Responsibilities: SEND, Core Curriculum

Date of appointment: May 2017

Term of office expires: May 2025

Appointed by: Parents

Business /pecuniary interests: None

Material interests arising through school staff: Two children attend the school

Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

Parent Governor Vacancy- 1

Recently Retired Governors

Name: Ismael Anwar

Role: Member of the Finance, Staffing and Building Committee 

Responsibilities: 

Date of appointment: March 2016

Term of office expires: March 2020

Appointed by: Parents

Business /pecuniary interests:None

Material interests arising through school staff: Own children at the school

Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

Governor Attendance at Meetings